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Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Merchant Sea port
Address Belgorod-Dnestrovsky is one of the oldest cities in the Ukraine. Given Belgorod-Dnestrovsky’s favourable position, in 1971 a merchant sea port was opened here in the aim of relieving the nearest big ports, Odessa and Illichevsk, from handling small tonnage vessels. |
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The port includes the port point of Bugaz, located right in the mouth of the Dniester River before the railway bridge. The port specializes in hanlding foreign trade and coastal cargoes (grain, timber, general cargoes, livestock, mineral building materials). The port is mainly intended for general and bulk cargo handling, but can also handle containers. In its peak period (1980) the port handled up to 2.7 million tons of cargo. In 1999, the port handled 607,900 tons of cargo, mainly timber, grain, scrap, and metals. Most of these cargoes are exported to Turkey, and the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Port territory covers 37.57 ha, 21.57 of which are deposited territory. There are 9 berths in the port with an overall length of 1,100 m, and depths at berths from 3.5 to 5.2 m. The port can handle up to 50 wagons of grain per day. Loading and unloading can be carried out both directly scheme (ship to wagon, or wagon to ship), and via cargo storage spaces. |
